Present tenses

Exercise 1   
Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the
present simple or continuous.
a   If I say I love you, I (mean) it!
b   Please be quiet. You (make) so much noise I can’t
concentrate.
c   Sam (play) a lot of football these days. He wants to
get fit.
d   T e rehearsal (finish) at four so I’ll be back at half
past.
e   (you / believe) in life after death?
f   They (speak) Spanish and Catalan in Barcelona.
g   What language (she / speak)? I can’t understand what
she’s saying!
h   Sid’s really clever. He (understand) quantum physics.
i   The sun (set) in the west.
j   What (you / do) later? Do you fancy going out?
Exercise 2   
Complete the dialogue between two friends at a party.
Use the present simple and continuous forms of the
verbs in brackets.
Jackie:  Lisa! Great to see you again. I   ……………………….
a

(not / think)
              I’ve even spoken to you since Richard’s wedding
last month.
              How   ………………………. you ………………………. (get
b

on)?
Lisa:      OK, thanks. What about you?   ……………………….
c

you still ………………………. (go out) with Jonathan?

Jackie:  No, I’m not. He   ………………………. (go out) with
d

Carol now.
Lisa:      I   ………………………. (not / believe) it! Carol from
e

the toyshop?
Jackie:  Oh, no. This is a different Carol.
She   ………………………. (come) from Brazil. She’s
f

unbelievably pretty and very nice. Look!

She   ………………………. (stand) over there next to Julian.
g

Lisa:      The one who   ………………………. (laugh)?

h

Jackie:  Yes, that’s the one. Anyway, l   ……………………….

i

(get) used to the idea now. I can’t love Jonathan if he

………………………. (not / love) me, and after all there are
j

plenty of other nice men about.